Commodities
PrimarySilver, Zinc, Lead
SecondaryGold, Copper
TertiaryManganese
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Deposit typeREPLACEMENT (BLANKET VEIN), FISSURE VEIN
Model72: Polymetallic replacement
Deposit sizeS
Ore controlNE- AND EAST-WEST-TRENDING "VERTICAL" FAULTS CUT BY LESS STEEP NORTH-AND NW-TRENDING CROSS FAULTS
Geology
StructureRICO DOME, SAN JUAN UPLIFT, PARADOX BASIN
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Last production1949
Identification
Deposit ID60000377
MRDS IDD010781
Alternate namesRico District
RegionNA
Data scoreD
Coordinates37.69251, -108.01875
References
MCKNIGHT, E.T., 1974, GEOLOGY AND ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO DISTRICT, COLORADO: USGS PROF. PAPER 723, P. 73-75, 92-93.PRATT, W.P., AND OTHERS, 1969, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE, DOLORES AND MONTEZUMA COUNTIES, COLORADO: USGS MAP GQ-797.RANSOME, F.L., 1901, THE ORE DEPOSITS OF THE RICO MOUNTAINS, COLORADO: USGS 22D ANN, REPT., PT. 2, P. 350.CROSS, WHITMAN, AND RANSOME, F.L., 1905, DESCRIPTION OF THE RICO QUADRANGLE: USGS FOLIO 130.COLORADO DIV. MINES INF. REPTS. AND ANNUAL OPERATOR REPTS.BLM MINERAL SURVEYS MS 1441, 5909, 5910, 5911, 5913, 5916, 5917, 5923, 6282, 6796, 6960, 11814, 12302, 12302, 12304